Further to this post in which I mentioned the BIG Lottery’s regional head talking about the new youth employment programme, news just in that the £7.5m Birmingham and Solihull bid to the Talent Match programme will be co-ordinated by BVSC.

You can read the full story here and I’ll post more info as it becomes available.

I think I’m right in saying that this is also the first Lottery programme which is designed to be delivered in LEP areas — and with LEP involvement — rather than ‘regions’ or ‘sub-regions’.

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